Display device.



C.BERNSTE|N.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FlLED JAN. 22. 1915.

Patented July 3, 1917.

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CELIA BERNSTEIN, 0E NEW' YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917..

Application filed January 22, 1915. Serial No. 3,798.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, CELIA BnRNs'rnIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a display device and more particularly to a holder for a plurality of indexed sheets which may be suspended from a vertical. support, such as a wall. 1

The principal objectsof the invention are to provide a holder suitable for use in school rooms and similar places, the one herein shown being arranged so that it may be sus pended from the molding usually found at the top of the blackboard in a schoolroom.

The device is designed to support the sheets in any one of a plurality of positions of different heights. This is an important consideration in a school room on account of the fact that the blackboard molding is at a standard height and the device according to my invention is arranged so that persons of different heights may position the holder so that it may be readily manipulated.

The above and other objects and the novel features of my invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a holder as it appears when suspended in position from the moldingof a blackboard;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view showing part of anotherholder embodying my invention and r Fig. 4 1s a vertical section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, particularly, 10 designates a verticalwall or support which provides the blackboard surface and 11 designates the m lding usually extending along the upper (-dge of the blackboard. The hooks 12 and 13, of any ordinary or preferred construction, are fastened in the .molding 11 and are spaced far enough apart to support the bar 14 by means of suitable hanger devices.

The hanger members 15 and 16 are c0n- :nected to the hooks 12 and 13 respectively and fit notches 17 and, 18 in the under side of the bar 1 upport g he latter in a substantially horizontal position below the molding 11.

The members 15 and 16 are similar in every respect and the description of one of them will suffice for both. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the member 16 consists of a single narrow strip of metal, the ends of which are bent to provide the hooks 19 and 20. The inside vertical parts 21 and 22 of the hooks 19 and 20 are spaced apart and connected together by a substantially horizontal. portion 23. A swivel ring 24 capable of fitting over the hook 13 has a shank 25 which is riveted to the part 23 of the member 16. This swivel connection between the member 16 and book 18 permits the sup porting device 16 to swing outwardly away from the wall and the use of this feature will be explained later. The hooks 19 of the two devices 15 and 16 are located in a substantially horizontal plane above the plane in which the hooks 20 are located and a substantial distance farther away from the blackboard 10, so that the hooks 20 will not be in the way of the sheets suspended from the hooks 19. By means of the swivel connection between the shank 25 and the part 23of each of the hangers 15 and 16, the devices 15 and 16 may be positioned at right angles to the blackboard or wall 10 and the eye 24- may be disposed parallel to the wall 10 to receive the books 12 and 13.

The bar 14 shown in Fig. 1 consists of two parallel plates or strips of wood each provided with the notches 17 and 18 slightly wider than the strips of which the hanger members 15 and 16 are made. Sheets of paper S are clamped between the strips of wood comprising the bar 14 by means of screws and wing nuts 26 whereby the strips may be readily unfastened and the sheets taken out and replaced by others when desired.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the bar 14 consists of a single strip of wood or metal provided with notches 17 and 18 and three perforations 27 to receive split rings 28, from which the sheets S are suspended, the latter being provided with perforations 29 to fit the rings 28. The sheets are indexed and, being ar ranged in loose leaf form, any one of them is readily accessible. In order to turn over the sheets on the holder shown in Figs. 3 and tirely away from the wall by means of the swivel eye on the hanger 16, after which the sheet may be turned over with the hand that is free. The leaves or sheets may also be turned by drawing the bar 14 away from the wall and lifting the sheet upwardly and backwardly. Since the rings 28 extend transversely through the bar 14:, they provide supporting means for the sheets on both the front and rear fiat sides of the bar.

It will be seen that a device is provided in which the hooks at varying heights make it possible for a person of any height to use the hanger with ease. The sheets may be readily changed in position. \Vhen not in use the bar 14 with the strips attached thereto may be entirely detached from the hanger members 15 and 116 and hung in another part of the room or placed elsewhere, leaving the desirable blackboard space for other purposes. When the sheets are all turned over, instead of turning them back to restore them to their original position, the strip itself may be lifted off the I hanger members 15 and 16 and turned, thus bringing the sheets back to their original place. By lifting the bar with the sheets attached from the hooks and turning it around it will be seen that the chart is reversible. Being made of metal, the hanger will sustain any reasonable weight of sheets put upon it. The device is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

, While I have shown and described the construction in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the em act forms illustrated and various modificas tions within the scope of the claims may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 1

1. A display device for use in school rooms and similar places for displaying a plurality of sheets, comprising two spaced independent suspending hangers adapted to depend from supporting devices on a wall, each hanger having a hook at its lower end and an upper hook in front of and above said lower hook, a bar adapted to rest in said lower hooks or in said upper hooks, and a series of depending sheets connected to said bar between said hooks, the upper hooks being so located that the lower hooks will not interfere with the sheets depending from a bar supported in said upper hooks, said suspending hangers being swingable outwardly away from the wall independently of one another to permit the adjustment of the sheets on the sheet holder.

2. A display device for use in school rooms and similar places for displaying a plurality of sheets, comprising two spaced hangers adapted to depend from supporting devices on a wall, each hanger having a hook at its lower end and an upper hook in front of and above said lower hook, a bar having notches therein spaced apart the same distance as the hangers whereby the notches are adapted to receive the lower hooks or upper hooks to support said bar, and a series of depending sheets connected to said bar between said notches, the upper hooks being so located that the lower hooks will not interfere with the sheets depending from a bar supported in said upper hooks, and the space between said hangers being clear to permit of sheets being passed over the bar when it is in either upper or lower position.

3. A display device for use in school rooms and similar places for displaying a plurality of sheets, comprising two spaced independent hangers adapted to depend from supporting devices on a wall, each hanger having an eye at its upper end to suspend it from a nail or the like on a wall and also having a hook at its lower end and an upper hook in front of and above said lower hook, a bar adapted to rest either in said lower hooks or in said upper hooks, a plurality of sheets, and devices projecting from the opposite sides of said bar to provide means for connecting said sheets to the bar and suspending the sheets on both the front and rear sides of the bar, the upper hooks being so located that the lower hooks will not interfere with the sheets depending from a bar supported in said upper hooks, and the sheets being disposed between the hangers and hooks and the space between said hangers being clear to permit of sheets being passed over the bar when the latter is in either the upper .or lower position, either or both of said hangers being swingable outwardly away from the wall supporting them.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CELIA BERNSTEIN.

Witnesses:

RAY BERNSTEIN, Horace GoDLovn.

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